Amp'd, another MVNO bites the dust — Updated: For a long time we have been skeptical of the mobile virtual network provider (MVNO) model, pointing out repeatedly that it is a business not for the faint of heart and needs pockets as deep as a sub-saharan well.

iPhone release date: June 29th? — Take this one with a grain of salt, but we have it from a source that works in television who tells us that Apple's next round of iPhone commercials (three different spots) have been submitted for airtime, and at least one prominently features the magic number: release date on June 29th.

The User Interface of Firefox 3: Features — Firefox 3 is going to provide a wide range of improvements to performance, stability, and security, and it's also going to present several new user facing features. Here is a quick recap of design work that's been going on in the Mozilla community …

Genius and Misfit Aren't Synonyms, or Are They? — THE story of the college dropout who became the world's richest man still has the power to inspire us. It affirms our deeply engrained view that rejecting the received wisdom (do my own thing!) is a path to creativity and wealth.

New Imagery for Google Earth - June 2nd! — [UPDATED several times] — Google has just released new imagery for Google Earth (exit GE and re-load it if you had it turned on over night). Most of the UK is now in high resolution. It appears there are many new strips …

Graduation Webcasts bridge distances — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Shohei Takagiwa wanted more than anything to see his three friends graduate from college, but he couldn't travel halfway around the world from his native Japan to Northampton Community College in Bethlehem. — So Takagiwa, a 2006 alumnus, did the next best thing.

My Soul, and 10 Other Things that Google Owns — The headlines just don't stop for Google. But with the now complete acquisition of Feedburner, are there any parts of our online lives that don't reside somewhere within the Googleplex? Through acquisitions and a few thousands …